EMI TANAKA
emi.tanaka@monash.edu @statsgen emitanaka emitanaka.org
skill stack
R, HTML/CSS, LaTeX, Git/GitHub
research interests
experimental design, mixed models, statistical graphics, bioinformatics, statistical genetics
employment
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2020/01-current
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Lecturer |
Monash University, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
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2017/01-2019/12
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Lecturer |
The University of Sydney, School of Mathematics and Statistics
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2014/01-2017/01
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Research fellow |
University of Wollongong, School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics
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education
PhD, Statistics
Statistical Methods for Improving Motif Evaluation
Supervisor: Dr. Uri Keich
School of Mathematics and Statistics
The University of Sydney
2015 | Sydney, Australia
BSci (Adv Maths), Honour I
Major in Mathematics and Statistics
The University of Sydney
2010 | Sydney, Australia
publications
Tanaka E (2020). “Simple outlier detection for a multi-environmental field trial.” Biometrics. ISSN 0006-341X, 1541-0420, doi: 10.1111/biom.13216 (URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/biom.13216).
Tanaka E, Hui FKC (2019). “Symbolic Formulae for Linear Mixed Models.” In Statistics and Data Science, 3-21. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-1960-4_1 (URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1960-4_1).
Norman A, Taylor J, Tanaka E, Telfer P, Edwards J, Martinant J, Kuchel H (2017). “Increased genomic prediction accuracy in wheat breeding using a large Australian panel.” TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik, 130(12), 2543-2555. ISSN 0040-5752, 1432-2242, doi: 10.1007/s00122-017-2975-4 (URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-017-2975-4).
Tanaka E, Ral JF, Li S, Gaire R, Cavanagh CR, Cullis BR, Whan A (2017). “Increased accuracy of starch granule type quantification using mixture distributions.” Plant methods, 13, 107. ISSN 1746-4811, doi: 10.1186/s13007-017-0259-2 (URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-017-0259-2).
Hui FKC, Tanaka E, Warton DI (2018). “Order selection and sparsity in latent variable models via the ordered factor LASSO.” Biometrics, 74(4), 1311-1319. ISSN 0006-341X, 1541-0420, doi: 10.1111/biom.12888 (URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/biom.12888).
Tanaka E, Bailey TL, Keich U (2014). “Improving MEME via a two-tiered significance analysis.” Bioinformatics, 30(14), 1965-1973. ISSN 1367-4803, 1367-4811, doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btu163 (URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btu163).
Liachko I, Tanaka E, Cox K, Chung SCC, Yang L, Seher A, Hallas L, Cha E, Kang G, Pace H, Barrow J, Inada M, Tye B, Keich U (2011). “Novel features of ARS selection in budding yeast Lachancea kluyveri.” BMC genomics, 12, 633. ISSN 1471-2164, doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-633 (URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-633).
Tanaka E, Bailey T, Grant CE, Noble WS, Keich U (2011). “Improved similarity scores for comparing motifs.” Bioinformatics, 27(12), 1603-1609. ISSN 1367-4803, 1367-4811, doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btr257 (URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btr257).
presentations
workshops
service
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2020/03-2021/03
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Statistical Society of Australia, Victoria Branch | Vice President |
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2021/03-2023/03
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Statistical Society of Australia, Victoria Branch | President |
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2023/03-2024/03
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Statistical Society of Australia, Victoria Branch | Vice President |
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2017/03-2018/03
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Statistical Society of Australia, NSW Branch | Assistant Secretary |
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2018/03-2020/03
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Statistical Society of Australia, NSW Branch | Secretary |
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2018/01-ongoing
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International Biometrics Society, Australaisan Region | Social Media Coordinator |
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2021/03-2021/03
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useR! 2021, Program Committee | Member |
awards & distinctions
| 2018 |
Sydney Institute of Agriculture Research Project Grant
Competitive grant with 36% success rate.
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$90,000 |
| 2011 |
SSA NSW Branch J. B. Douglas Award Prize
Each school/department in NSW nominates one near-final or recently-completed postgraduate student then the nominated student is required to make a 15-20 minute presentation to the audience and judging panel, followed by 5 minutes of questions. I was nominated in the second year of my Ph.D. candidature (almost all nominated students are 3rd or 4th year Ph.D. students) and I won second prize.
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$500 |
| 2010 |
Winter School Student Travel Bursaries
Selected by Selection Committee of Winter School in Mathematical & Computational Biology to attend Winter School in Mathematical & Computational Biology 2011, University of Queensland, Queensland.
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$250 |
| 2010 |
Statistical Society of Australia Inc. Student Travel Grant
Selected by Statistical Society of Australia NSW Branch Council to attend the Australian Statistical Conference 2010, Fremantle, Australia.
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$300 |
| 2010 |
Australian Postgraduate Award
Funded by the Australian Federal Government and awarded to students of exceptional research potential.
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$78,750 |
| 2008 |
Dean’s List for Academic Excellence
Awarded for academic excellence.
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| 2008 |
Tim Brown Prize II
The Tim Brown Prize II is awarded for proficiency in Senior Statistics at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney.
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$275 |
| 2008 |
Barker Scholarship IV
Awarded for proficiency in Senior units of study in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney.
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$750 |